By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 24 January 2008 South and Southeast Asian countries are grappling with new outbreaks of bird flu as winter weather sweeps across the region. As Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, the latest outbreaks are still confin...
By Heda Bayron Hong Kong 23 January 2008 Asian stocks recouped some of their steep losses of the past two days after market confidence received a shot in the arm from the U.S. Federal Reserve. But as VOA's Heda Bayron reports from Hong Kong, stock an...
By Luis Ramirez Bangkok 28 December 2007 Leaders across Asia are voicing condemnation and shock over the killing of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, and their fears for the future stability of the country. VOA's Luis Ramirez reports from...
By Claudia Blume Hong Kong 11 December 2007 The Asian Development Bank says that governments in the region need to improve the management of water resources to avoid a crisis in water security. Claudia Blume reports from VOA's Asia News Center in Hon...
By Heda Bayron Hong Kong 17 August 2007 The global financial turmoil continues, with another bruising trading day in Asia. Analysts say investors are worried the credit crisis in the United States will slow down the economy and hurt Asian exporters....
By Delia Robertson Johannesburg 16 August 2007 South Africa's former Law and Order Minister, Commissioner of Police and three former police officers will appear in court Friday on charges of the attempted murder of a leading anti-apartheid activist...
By Heda Bayron Hong Kong 16 August 2007 Chinese investors chat at a private security company, 16 Aug 2007 in Shanghai, China There was no let-up Thursday in the wave of selling on Asian stock markets. As VOA's Heda Bayron reports from Hong Kong, inve...
By Yi Suli Polk County, Florida 14 August 2007 Asian elephant at the Center for Elephant Conservation The Asian elephant is believed to be one of the most intelligent animals on Earth. It is also one of the most endangered. But a sanctuary in the sou...
By Paula Wolfson White House 05 August 2007 U.S. President George W. Bush and his Afghan counterpart, Hamid Karzai, are holding talks at Camp David - the secluded U.S. presidential retreat in the mountains outside Washington. VOA's Paula Wolfson rep...
By Heda Bayron Hong Kong 02 August 2007 U.S. scientists say clouds of man-made haze that blanket southern and eastern Asia are helping accelerate the melting of the Himalayan glaciers. VOA's Heda Bayron reports from our Asia News Center in Hong Kong...